Good post Roy H. I think Bailey has been a big miss in the last 2 games (and Purdo).

why oh why do we keep blaming the coach, TR was crap when we were losing, ok so maybe he did stay a bit too long, mac was crap, of course thats why Leeds have him as there coach, ok head coach by default but did anybody watch leeds on Fri night??? is that coz mac is crap!
Powell was the beez knees at the start of the season so why all of a sudden is he rubbish!!??
Its down to basics on the park from some players
Throw ball catch ball!!! basic enough? a coach for any club above kids level should not have that to worry about that

The sad thing is we have some skillful players out there! Ellis, Gayle, purdo, Burnett, Monty (when he brings his boots) Dorny, we have shown we can score points, we just panic when we get close to the line. Look at what Salford did on sat, how many goal line drop outs did they force? 6 at least, its called pressure and patience we dont have that.

What you also didn't see was the security people trying to make the Salford fans sit down while they were trying to enjoy themselves and sing their songs. I came down and paid on the day, to watch a game of RL as a neutral. I couldn't believe the attitude of your security people, (probably led by ground management) and that is another reason why away fans might not want to come. You have a great stadium and could do so much with your facilities. Increase the match day enjoyment and give all the paying customers a reason to want to come back. The team may not win every game, but, like with all business, you have to generate sufficient interest and satisfaction to bring people back through the turnstiles. I hope you do.

There would be terrace if the ground allowed for standing.

That will be stadium security...the Union fans only stand if they need to get a pimms....and only then if it's the Butlers day off

The blame can't all on Powell's feet at present, I just can't work out why we have collapsed after the start we had, okay we knew it would not continue all season but at least we could compete! Look how long they gave Rea after his sell by date, I think Wigan can have him if it is true he is in the running, Noble may be able to add something on a part time basis, there must be some way to find the money, we are in a total mess!

I think it should be less a case of Powell out and a Director of Rugby (Rea ?, Noble ?) in. We all knew that RP had no experience when he was given the job and although he got us off to a great start he should have had a D of R in place from the outset.

Rob, I agree with you. We need someone with experience to work with and further develop Powell - even if it is only on a part-time basis.